George Godfrey
Canadian boxer
- Born
- 20 March 1853, Charlottetown
- Died
- 17 October 1901, Revere
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- heavyweight
- Occupation
- boxer
George Godfrey (20 March 1852 – 18 August 1901), nicknamed Old Chocolate by the press of the day in the last stage of his long career, was a Black Canadian heavyweight boxer who held the distinction of being World 'Colored' Heavyweight Champion during his career. Godfrey was inducted into the PEI Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.